News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

ndomin

Re:The xkcd survey on Wednesday September 02, 2015 @09:58AM (#10159141)
"yes"
> “Choosing a physician is more complicated than choosing a good restaurant, and patients owe it to themselves to use the best available resources when making this important decision.”

And what are those resources?

I'm actually looking for a new PCP in NYC and there are hundreds or thousands of options. It feels like my best course of action is to just pick one at random.

Re:Why I've Said Goodbye to Mobile in Favor of PC (2014) on Thursday July 09, 2015 @04:15PM (#9860392)
Tldr: publisher pushed back release in favor of nook support. targeted wrong audience. Wasn't expecting the competition (millions of apps). Forced to make games he wasn't really interested in. Spent $200k and made $7k and decided to try again.

I would like to add it really does suck. It's definitely a passion but as an art form not all artists make money. Being able to wrap our passion for making games into a company is sort of like forming a band. If it falls apart your likely not going to remain friends.

Re:How to Make Online Dating Work on Sunday June 14, 2015 @10:38AM (#9715052)
This article reads a lot different if you look at the authors first.
Yes, I think the reason I didn't include skill levels was because at some point I saw a post talking about the uselessness that comes with some of that. It may have been a bit extreme but what does PHP [Ninja] or Ruby [Tadpole] really indicate?

Although [Beginner] is pretty different from [Expert] no matter what, the expectation of a beginner or expert may vary widely from person to person.

Ask HN: At what proficiency do you consider 'knowing' a language?

Lying on a resume is obviously bad, but when do you consider being able to list a new language on your resume as something you know? For example, I've written programs in a dozen languages over the last few years but if someone asked me to write something in any 6 of them I would have to look up some of the syntax to know if it needs a parenthesis or semi-colon. Is that considered not knowing it?

( Read More... | 18 comments | 8 points | on HN )
Re:A Giant, Fake City in the Middle of the Desert on Saturday May 23, 2015 @08:34PM (#9594931)
> Meant to simulate a town with a population of 35,000—about the size of Bennington, Vermont

because we all know how big Bennington is.

Re:Want a Steady Income? There’s an App for That on Wednesday April 29, 2015 @07:20PM (#9462471)
My understanding of this is you set up a monthly allowance with them and they save your surplus for the months where you don't make as much.

This doesn't seem like solving a problem, rather they are creating an illusion of solving a problem. Essentially they are parenting. Which some people might need. But what a better solution might be is to teach people to create a savings account and budget themselves. And not surprisingly there are plenty of apps that do just that.

Re:Show HN: A binary tree puzzle game on Tuesday March 03, 2015 @07:42PM (#9141965)
yeah, they probably shouldn't be there. It's still solvable though.

Show HN: A binary tree puzzle game

Cozy City is a puzzle game made up of binary trees with 1-3 child nodes (some might say k-ary). There is an endless amount of puzzles using this and if people are interested I'll write up more about it.Link to game: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cozy-city/id947286649

( Read More... | 3 comments | 4 points | on HN )
Does anyone know what it actually costs a carrier to have you on roaming data? For example is AT&T being charged extra by the Canadian carrier for the data you use?
Re:Xiaomi laptop leaked online with specs on Monday December 29, 2014 @09:55PM (#8813078)
I'm looking at their headphones right now and shipping seems to be a huge problem. $20 for the headphones but ~$15 to ship to the US. Are any of their products sold in the US with cheaper shipping?
Re:Firefox for iOS on GitHub on Friday December 05, 2014 @12:35PM (#8705654)
100% of the C code is openssl

edit: https://github.com/mozilla/firefox-ios/search?l=c

Re:Is Food the New Sex? (2009) on Thursday November 20, 2014 @03:53PM (#8638068)
I call bullshit. I've gone much longer without sex than without food.
Re:Introducing Snapcash on Monday November 17, 2014 @04:11PM (#8620605)
50% of snapchat users are under 18 [1]. which this video seems to clearly target (production style is fun, quirky, light hearted, even the actors are young). Yet they require a debit card and the use to be 18+. I guess they are hoping their young users stick with it for a few more years.

[1] http://www.statista.com/statistics/315398/snapchat-user-age-...

Re:What are your best lazy man's “free money” tips? on Thursday November 13, 2014 @04:33AM (#8600653)
Make a sandwich to take to work.
Re:Show HN: Engineering AppStore Downloads on Day 1 on Friday November 07, 2014 @12:31PM (#8573592)
Where are the download numbers?
please elaborate. what makes this superior to flappy bird?
Re:What I use instead of Google services on Wednesday September 03, 2014 @05:13AM (#8262130)
Except maybe your barista happens to know a real estate agent and will get you an amazing deal on a new house. Something you might not have gotten if you didn't tell them...
seems like a bad title, suggests there is some proof iCloud was hacked while the article states it wasn't likely.

> While it’s highly unlikely to be a security issue with iCloud, the incident has served to remind us all of the issues around internet security in general.

Re:How I work as a digital nomad on Saturday August 23, 2014 @11:51AM (#8216077)
how is the language barrier? do you speak decent vietnamese or can you get by with mostly english?
Re:Show HN: 2048 in Swift on Wednesday June 04, 2014 @02:28PM (#7847257)
does anyone else fear there will be tons more duplicates on the app store of apps re-written in Swift? End users won't see a difference.

Older »